83 FR 28909 - Notice of Open Public Meetings

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 120 (June 21, 2018)

Page Range		28909-28910
FR Document		2018-13354

Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to review and edit drafts of the 2018 Annual Report to Congress. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on the ``the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold public meetings to review and edit drafts of the 2018 Annual Report to Congress.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-13354]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Meetings

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission to review and edit drafts of the 2018 
Annual Report to Congress. The Commission is mandated by Congress to 
investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on the ``the 
national security implications of the economic relationship between the 
United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this 
mandate, the Commission will hold public meetings to review and edit 
drafts of the 2018 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, July 13, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.; Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 
August 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 6, 
2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, September 7, 2018, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 4, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.; and Friday, October 5, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  444 North Capitol Street NW, Room 231, Washington, DC 
20001. Public seating is limited and will be available on a ``first-
come, first-served'' basis. Reservations are not required to attend the 
meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning these meetings should contact Kerry 
Sutherland, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 
20001; telephone: 202-624-1454, or via email at [email protected]. 
Reservations are not required to attend the meetings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the Commission's mandate, members 
of the Commission will meet to review and edit drafts of the 2018 
Annual Report to Congress.
    The Commission is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) with the enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 that was signed into law on 
November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-108). In accordance with FACA, the 
Commission's meetings to make decisions concerning the substance and 
recommendations of its 2018 Annual Report to Congress are open to the 
public.
    Topics To Be Discussed: The Commission will consider draft report 
sections addressing some or all of the following topics:

     U.S.-China Economics and Trade Relations, including: 
Year in Review: Economics Trade; U.S.-China Economic Challenges; and 
China's Agricultural Policies: Trade, Investment, Safety, and 
Innovation.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Year in 
Review: Security and Foreign Affairs; and China's Military 
Modernization.
     China and the World, including: Belt and Road 
Initiative; China's Relations with U.S. Allies; China and Taiwan; 
China and Hong Kong; and China and North Korea Contingencies.
     China's High Tech Development, including: Next 
Generation Connectivity.

    Required Accessibility Statement: These meetings will be open to 
the public. The Commission may recess the meetings to address 
administrative issues in closed session.
    The Commission will also recess the meetings around noon for a 
lunch break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will 
announce what time the meetings will reconvene.
    Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act 
(Pub. L. 106-398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7), as amended by Pub. L. 
109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Pub. L. 113-291 (December 
19, 2014).

    Dated: June 18, 2018.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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None of the injury allegations and service to the EPAS system prior to a met the remedy requirements of the
only one of the incidents severe enough loss of power steering assist and to the Safety Act.
to require collision repairs involved a need for additional effort required to For the reasons set forth above,
vehicle that had been remedied under maneuver the vehicle if power steering NHTSA hereby denies Defect Petition
the recall and that crash was reported as assist is removed by the system before DP15–001.
a minor parking lot collision resulting in service repairs are performed. Thus, Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30120(e); 49 CFR part
$1,100 of front end damage. NHTSA’s Ford’s software update remedy does 557; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95
analysis of crash and injury allegations address the safety risk identified, which and 501.8.
indicates that Ford’s recall remedy is the loss of power steering assist while
appears to have been effective in driving, and without warning. Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
mitigating the safety hazards associated This is not to say that the Petitioner Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
with loss of power steering assist while may not have good reason to be [FR Doc. 2018–13307 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am]
driving in the subject vehicles. displeased with the result. BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

3.3 Analysis: Summary Approximately two months after
receiving Ford’s recall repair,
The Petitioner references the similar Petitioner’s vehicle suffered the problem U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
experience of others as identified in that two months earlier would have SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
complaints to NHTSA and through entitled her to a remedy that instead
various websites and online forums in would cost her approximately $1,000 to Notice of Open Public Meetings
support of the position that Ford’s
obtain. This is certainly cause for AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and
remedy was not adequate. The
frustration. However, NHTSA’s Security Review Commission.
Petitioner’s claim is serious and the
authority over vehicle manufacturers is
frustration Petitioner experienced is ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.
limited to issues related to safety. In this
understood by NHTSA. However, the
instance, Ford’s software update remedy SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
defect identified by Ford was ‘‘[l]oss of
removed the safety risk of a driver meetings of the U.S.-China Economic
power steering assist while driving’’
losing power steering assist, without and Security Review Commission to
caused by a particular defect in the
warning, while operating the vehicle. review and edit drafts of the 2018
torque sensor and not, as Petitioner
understands it, by any EPAS Because the nature of the complaint Annual Report to Congress. The
malfunction requiring replacement of does not allow NHTSA to grant the Commission is mandated by Congress to
the steering column or torque sensor, petition, we will only briefly address investigate, assess, and report to
under any operating condition, the other factors set out in the Congress annually on the ‘‘the national
regardless of cause. NHTSA’s research regulations. On those points the agency security implications of the economic
and knowledge on this subject supports notes that while the alleged breach of relationship between the United States
Ford’s conclusion that the safety risk is the obligation to remedy is serious, and the People’s Republic of China.’’
limited to the loss of power steering there is no factual breach in this Pursuant to this mandate, the
assist while driving. instance and that NHTSA does not have Commission will hold public meetings
In contrast, a driver who does not any ability to resolve the problem to review and edit drafts of the 2018
have power steering assist when starting because the problem is outside the Annual Report to Congress.
the vehicle will know that immediately, agency’s authority to enforce automotive DATES: The meetings are scheduled for
as it will be difficult to turn the steering safety. Further, the existence of similar Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.
wheel at low speeds, and will be complaints, both in online forums (as to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, July 13, 2018, from
prepared to compensate for it while noted by the Petitioner) and in NHTSA’s 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, August
driving (or may choose not to drive). databases searched in reference to this 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
Ford’s software update remedy, as petition, does not support granting this Friday, August 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.
explained in Ford’s DIRs, ‘‘changes the petition because, again, there is no to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 6,
torque sensor fault strategy and will no factual breach. Additionally, given the 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
longer remove power steering assist circumstances here, a hearing is not Friday, September 7, 2018, from 9:00
during an ignition cycle for a single necessary to evaluate the alleged a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 4,
torque sensor fault. Additionally, the problem. Therefore, NHTSA has 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and
software update will provide audible decided a hearing should not be held. Friday, October 5, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.
and visual warnings to the driver in the 4.0 Conclusion to 5:00 p.m.
unlikely event that a torque sensor fault
ADDRESSES: 444 North Capitol Street
is detected.’’ The Petitioner alleges facts that
Because Ford’s change in fault logic understandably have caused frustration NW, Room 231, Washington, DC 20001.
prevents the loss of power steering surrounding the repair and operation of Public seating is limited and will be
assist while the vehicle is in operation her vehicle covered by NHTSA Recall available on a ‘‘first-come, first-served’’
(if there is only one fault), the safety No. 14V–284. However, the issues basis. Reservations are not required to
risk, i.e. the loss of power steering assist raised in the petition do not warrant a attend the meetings.
while driving, is addressed. Instead, the public hearing because the remedy Ford FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
vehicle will turn off the power steering provided addresses the safety risk posed member of the public seeking further
assist when the vehicle is turned off (or, by loss of power steering assist. That information concerning these meetings
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as Ford puts it, after that ‘‘ignition safety risk arises from the unexpected should contact Kerry Sutherland, 444
cycle’’). Thus, the safety risk of losing change in steering effort the driver may North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602,
power steering assist while driving has experience while driving. Since Ford’s Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202–
been resolved. Further, the addition of remedy resolves the safety risk over 624–1454, or via email at ksutherland@
visual and audio warnings to the driver which NHTSA has legal authority, uscc.gov. Reservations are not required
in the event a torque sensor fault is NHTSA has decided not to hold a to attend the meetings.
detected alerts the driver to the need for hearing on whether Ford has reasonably SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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$28910 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 120 / Thursday, June 21, 2018 / Notices Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the • U.S.-China Economics and Trade At the beginning of the lunch break, the Commission’s mandate, members of the Relations, including: Year in Review: Chairman will announce what time the Commission will meet to review and Economics Trade; U.S.-China Economic meetings will reconvene. edit drafts of the 2018 Annual Report to Challenges; and China’s Agricultural Policies: Trade, Investment, Safety, and Authority: Congress created the U.S.- Congress. The Commission is subject to the Innovation. China Economic and Security Review • U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Commission in 2000 in the National Federal Advisory Committee Act Year in Review: Security and Foreign Affairs; (FACA) with the enactment of the Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– and China’s Military Modernization. Science, State, Justice, Commerce and • China and the World, including: Belt and 398), as amended by Division P of the Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Road Initiative; China’s Relations with U.S. Consolidated Appropriations 2006 that was signed into law on Allies; China and Taiwan; China and Hong Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109–108). Kong; and China and North Korea amended by Pub. L. 109–108 (November In accordance with FACA, the Contingencies. 22, 2005), as amended by Pub. L. 113– Commission’s meetings to make • China’s High Tech Development, 291 (December 19, 2014). including: Next Generation Connectivity. decisions concerning the substance and Dated: June 18, 2018. recommendations of its 2018 Annual Required Accessibility Statement: Daniel W. Peck, Report to Congress are open to the These meetings will be open to the public. public. The Commission may recess the Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Topics To Be Discussed: The meetings to address administrative Security Review Commission. Commission will consider draft report issues in closed session. [FR Doc. 2018–13354 Filed 6–20–18; 8:45 am] sections addressing some or all of the The Commission will also recess the BILLING CODE 1137–00–P following topics: meetings around noon for a lunch break. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jun 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1$

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open public meetings.
Dates		The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, July 13, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, August 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 6, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, September 7, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 4, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Friday, October 5, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact		Any member of the public seeking further information concerning these meetings should contact Kerry Sutherland, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202-624-1454, or via email at [email protected] Reservations are not required to attend the meetings.
FR Citation		83 FR 28909